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...on to sing with the Lionel Hampton band, acted in a handful of movies and TV shows, read poetry on the same bill as JackKerouac and other Beat writers and had a minor hit single in the early 1960s with the dance parody "Oliver Twist."

...TODAY'S PHOTOS Photos --> Associated Press A beer bottle, cans and other items were left beside the grave of author JackKerouac last month at the Edson Cemetery in Lowell, Mass. - Read the story. 09/03/2007 « Prev Image Next Image...

...TODAY'S PHOTOS Photos --> Associated Press A beer bottle, cans and other items were left beside the grave of author JackKerouac last month at the Edson Cemetery in Lowell, Mass. - Read the story. 09/03/2007 « Prev Image Next Image...

...Associated Press Conservator Jim Canary unrolls the original typed manuscript of "On the Road," written by JackKerouac, at University of Iowa Museum of Art in Iowa City, Iowa, in this January 2005 file photo. - Read the story. 09...

...Associated Press Conservator Jim Canary unrolls the original typed manuscript of "On the Road," written by JackKerouac, at University of Iowa Museum of Art in Iowa City, Iowa, in this January 2005 file photo. - Read the story. 09...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. - "On the Road" with Death Cab for Cutie isn't just a weak pun for the touring band. JackKerouac's book is an inspiration to lead singer and songwriter Ben Gibbard, who wrote many of the songs on their new album...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. - "On the Road" with Death Cab for Cutie isn't just a weak pun for the touring band. JackKerouac's book is an inspiration to lead singer and songwriter Ben Gibbard, who wrote many of the songs on their new album...

...in the year. Today's Highlight in History: Fifty years ago, on Sept. 5, 1957, the novel "On the Road," by JackKerouac, was first published by Viking Press. On this date: adsonar_placementId=1277853;adsonar_pid=317761;adsonar...

...much as the next guy who wears the red and black, but after four September home games, Allen was ready to become like JackKerouac and hit the road. "I'm not going to lie, man," Allen said. "At the beginning I was tired of playing in front...